Maniac Cop (1988)
Director: William Lustig
Starring: Bruce Campbell, Robert Z'Dar, Tom Atikins
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095583/
I was expecting much worse than what I got with Maniac Cop and honestly, that kind of disappointed me. It's definitely in the exact same vein as most cheesy 80's slashers but it's actually a half decent film. It also didn't have nearly enough Bruce Campbell for my liking.
Robert Z'Dar plays a massive terrifying shadowy cop who just loves killing people. He's actually a little unnerving when the film doesn't finally devolve into silly bang bangs and car chases. It maintains something of a tense atmosphere throughout although it does feature a pretty great performance from Sheree North as Maniac Cops crippled girlfriend. Campbell as ever has a boyish charm and charisma that makes him so god damn lovable.
Whilst for the most part it maintains some semblance of reality it finally does give it in by the end. Turning from a decently made low-budget horror to your standard poorly made action film. It also features what seemed to be some weird social commentary on how cops treat other cops when it comes to crime within the police force.
Maniac Cop isn't terrible and for me, that's the worst thing about it.
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